Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Crushed Heart 🌍 Origin: A stunning creation by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms (California, USA). Interestingly, among Russian and Eastern European growers, the name has sparked translation debates—some translate it literally as “Broken” or “Wounded Heart”, while others translate it as “Smitten/In Love” (playing on the word “crush”). 🌿 Plant … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR) 🌍 Origin: A striking anthocyanin (blue/purple) novelty variety. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-season. It grows very vigorously and produces a lot of suckers/side shoots quickly, so regular pruning is recommended. Even when started late from seed, it performs well outdoors, reaching about 1.1 meters (3.6 ft) in open ground. 🍅 Fruit … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR) 🌍 Origin: A well-known early anthocyanin (blue/purple) tomato variety. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, very tall (often exceeding 2 meters / 6.5 ft). Known for its robust health and strong disease resistance. The foliage stays green and healthy until late in the season. Can be grown both in greenhouses and outdoors. 🍅 … Read more
Quick Summary of Blue Keyes 🌍 Origin & Type: A striking novelty anthocyanin cherry/pear tomato. It is part of a series (along with Amber Keyes, Black Keyes, etc.). 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. The bush tends to be tall, thin, and rather lanky/leggy with regular foliage. Several growers report that it is quite sensitive to extreme … Read more
Quick Summary of Bandol Blues 🌍 Origin: A visually stunning anthocyanin (blue/black) variety known for its incredibly dark skin. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, early-season. The plant itself is not overly vigorous; it has a rather frail, scrawny, and wispy build. However, it is very well-behaved, easy to manage, and responds perfectly to being pruned to … Read more
Quick Summary of Blood Moon 🌍 Origin: An excellent cross between two absolute favorites in the tomato world: Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye and Blue Beauty. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate but generally manageable, growing to about 5 ft (1.5 m). It is known for being very stocky, robust, and well-behaved as a seedling without getting leggy. It … Read more
Quick Summary of Blue Jolies 🌍 Origin & Stability: A relatively new and visually stunning exotic variety. However, many growers report that the genetics are still highly unstable (it frequently segregates, producing green cocktail-sized fruits or green pears instead of the intended large orange beefsteaks). 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-season. The bush is tall, strong, … Read more
Quick Summary of Blue Beauty 🌍 Origin: A famous American variety bred by Brad Gates (Wild Boar Farms). In Russia, it was sometimes mistakenly circulated under the translated name “Голубая прелесть” (Blue Charm). 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (though it can sometimes self-top outdoors), regular leaf. Reaches about 4 to 6.5 ft (1.2-2 m) in height … Read more
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Quick Summary of Blue Marzano 🌿 Plant Habit: Semi-determinate / Indeterminate (medium-tall). The plants are very sturdy and reach about 1.4 m (4.5 ft) when grown outdoors in open ground. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Stunning plum-shaped tomatoes with a small “beak” (tip) at the blossom end. They are almost entirely flooded with dark purple/black anthocyanin on … Read more
Quick Summary of Bing Cherry 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate / Semi-determinate. Grows to a compact height of about 1.2 m (4 ft) when planted outdoors. Highly praised for its robust health, disease resistance, and cold tolerance. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Gorgeous anthocyanin (blue/purple) cherry tomatoes with a red base. They possess unique color shades that make … Read more
Quick Summary of Bosque Blue Bumblebee 🌿 Plant Habit: INDETERMINATE (Tall/Vining). An extremely vigorous, powerful, and tall plant. Growers recommend pruning it to 3 main stems and ensuring you have enough vertical space (and strong supports) to tie it up near the greenhouse roof. 🌍 Origin: A stunning anthocyanin cocktail-sized tomato bred in the USA, … Read more
Quick Summary of Black Beauty 🌿 Plant Habit: INDETERMINATE (Tall/Vining). Growth is highly variable based on conditions: in greenhouses, it can easily reach 2 m (6.5 ft), but outdoors it often stays remarkably compact and sprawling (around 1 m / 3.3 ft). Regular leaf. 🌍 Origin: Introduced in 2016, this is a stunning creation by … Read more